Referencing File Adapters - common

File Adapters are used with Clarify Business Process to read, write, and manage filesystem files and folders.

If you have not already created one, see Creating File Adapters.

If you have not already created one, see Creating Business Processes.

Suppose you have a Business Process that involves reading ERP data, transforming it, and sending it to a trading partner. This is a common scenario in which File Adapters are used. In order for a File Adapter to function, it needs to be added as a task to a Business Process. Runtime information can be passed to the Adapter. The most common runtime information passed to a File Adapter is the filename. Passing the filename, in the case of a File Write Adapter, causes the adapter to write the data to a runtime supplied filename.

Adding an Adapter as a Step in a Business Process

  1. Open a Business Process.
  2. In the Business Process editor's Script section, click the green Add button.
  3. Click the Click to select task text and select the File Adapter to add.
  4. In the Properties view, specify a value for the storageNodes parameter. If you haven't created a variable yet, you can create one now. Otherwise, you can select one from the list of existing variables or parameters.